NO -it is very obvious to me that you guys dont really understand these genres (goth or deathrock). To look at goth, you must understand it at its roots. Goth came from English punk. It was a darker more personal offshoot of punk. A perfect example would be Siouxie-when they started, they were punk (though a bit darker than most) but after a few years they gradually became darker and were one of the first "goth" bands(though they had the sound before it was really a genre).
Deathrock was the same kind of thing, but it happened on the West Coast of the US. Deathrock bands grew out of the LA punk scene that the germs started. The first bands (that I know of) were Christian Death, 45 grave, SuperHeroines. All of these bands grew out of punk bands. In some ways, the deathrock scene has been more open than the goth scene. There have not been nearly as many clones of the major bands within the scene as there was in the goth/batcave scene. If you listen to the deathrock bands I have mentioned (which are the more major old school deathrock bands) you will notice that even though they're ideas are similar, they sound very different. It seems that most early deathrock bands were individuals.
The deathrock scene was always a lot smaller than the goth scene which is probably why people just lump the two together. The Deathmetal scene (which happened primarily in Sweden and Florida<Morbid ANgel, CAnnibal Corpse, Deicide>) really started in the late 80's and early 90's. It was a much LARGER scene than both the goth and deathrock(and still is). So no darkangel you are misinformed. The Deathmetal scene is much more mainstream than goth and especially deathrock. If you go into a major music store(like Best Buy or Hastings) you will probably be able to find numerous cds by black metal and deathmetal bands. You will even find cds by the not so major bands within the scene. You might find some goth (Bauhaus or Siouxie). Very rarely will you find any Deathrock (aside form the occassional Christian Death cd)-you wont find 45 grave or Superheroines unless you happen upon a blessed bargain bin. NOw to avoid further confusion, the Christian Death that exists today is not a Deathrock band. The original band (led by Rozz Williams) ended in the mid 80's and reformed in the 90's for a bit. When they originally broke up in the 80's, Valor (the new guitartist) started a different Christain Death that played bad goth music. They eventually became Death Metal in the 90's. The real Christian Death Albums are Only Theatre of Pain, Catastrophe Ballet, Ashes, The PAth of Sorrows and The rage of angels. Dont buy any other Christian Death unless you like bad death metal.
